Ulrich Lange | |
|---|---|
 Ulrich Lange in 2012 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Donau-Ries | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-06-06) 6 June 1969 (age 55) Meran |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | CSU |
| Alma mater | University of Regensburg |
Ulrich Lange (born 6 June 1969) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2009.
Political career
Born in Meran, Lange became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing the Donau-Ries constituency. In parliament, he served on Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology (2009-2013), the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2009-2013) and the Committee on Transport (2009-2017). From 2014 until 2017, he was his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on transport.
In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, Lange was part of the working group on transport and infrastructure, led by Michael Kretschmer, Alexander Dobrindt and Sören Bartol. Since early 2018, he has been serving as deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, under the leadership of successive chairmen Volker Kauder (2018) and Ralph Brinkhaus (2018–2022) and Friedrich Merz (2022–present).
Other activities
- Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway (BNetzA), Alternate Member of the Rail Infrastructure Advisory Council (since 2014)
- Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), Member of the Advisory Board (2014-2018)
References
- "Ulrich Lange". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "German Bundestag - 2nd Committee of Inquiry". German Bundestag. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Bernd Schied (January 29, 2018), Ulrich Lange neuer Unions-Vize im Bundestag Augsburger Allgemeine.
- Bernd Schied (January 29, 2018), Ulrich Lange neuer Unions-Vize im Bundestag Augsburger Allgemeine.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)
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- 1969 births
- Living people
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- Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025
- Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021
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- Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013
- People from Merano
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